diff --git a/manifests/orchestrator.pp b/manifests/orchestrator.pp
index 1ec438f..67ebf4e 100644
--- a/manifests/orchestrator.pp
+++ b/manifests/orchestrator.pp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ class cloudkitty::orchestrator (
 
   include cloudkitty::deps
 
-  $max_workers_real = pick($::cloudkitty::processor::max_workers, $max_workers)
-
   oslo::coordination{ 'cloudkitty_config':
     backend_url   => $coordination_url,
     manage_config => false,
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ class cloudkitty::orchestrator (
 
   cloudkitty_config {
     'orchestrator/coordination_url': value => $coordination_url, secret => true;
-    'orchestrator/max_workers':      value => $max_workers_real;
+    'orchestrator/max_workers':      value => $max_workers;
     'orchestrator/max_threads':      value => $max_threads;
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/processor.pp b/manifests/processor.pp
index 6e075dd..fa84045 100644
--- a/manifests/processor.pp
+++ b/manifests/processor.pp
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@
 #   (optional) Endpoint URL type
 #   Default to $facts['os_service_default']
 #
-# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-#
-# [*max_workers*]
-#   (optional) Number of max workers for processor
-#   Default to $facts['os_service_default']
-#
 class cloudkitty::processor (
   $package_ensure         = 'present',
   Boolean $manage_service = true,
@@ -71,18 +65,11 @@ class cloudkitty::processor (
   $auth_section           = 'keystone_authtoken',
   $region_name            = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $interface              = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-  $max_workers            = undef,
 ) {
 
   include cloudkitty::deps
   include cloudkitty::params
 
-  if $max_workers != undef {
-    warning('The max_workers parameter is deprecated. Use the cloudkitty::orchestrator class.')
-  }
-  include cloudkitty::orchestrator
-
   package { 'cloudkitty-processor':
     ensure => $package_ensure,
     name   => $::cloudkitty::params::processor_package_name,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-processor-max_workers-04b325e400b035b0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-processor-max_workers-04b325e400b035b0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3852bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-processor-max_workers-04b325e400b035b0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``cloudkitty::processor::max_workers`` parameter has been removed.
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloudkitty_processor_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloudkitty_processor_spec.rb
index a5d4af0..2457eab 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloudkitty_processor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloudkitty_processor_spec.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ describe 'cloudkitty::processor' do
       :wait_periods   => '1',
       :window         => '3600',
       :region_name    => 'RegionOne',
-      :interface      => 'publicURL',
-      :max_workers    => '6',}
+      :interface      => 'publicURL'
+    }
   end
 
   shared_examples_for 'cloudkitty-processor' do
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ describe 'cloudkitty::processor' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('collector_gnocchi/auth_section').with_value('keystone_authtoken') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('collector_gnocchi/region_name').with_value( params[:region_name] ) }
       it { is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('collector_gnocchi/interface').with_value( params[:interface] ) }
-      it { is_expected.to contain_cloudkitty_config('orchestrator/max_workers').with_value( params[:max_workers] ) }
 
       it 'installs cloudkitty-processor package' do
         is_expected.to contain_package('cloudkitty-processor').with(